To Kill A Mockingbird
USA, 8:00 p.m. ET
This 50th anniversary showing of this brilliant film version of Harper Lee’s only novel is historic in more ways than one. The movie stars Gregory Peck as a bravely moral small-town lawyer, and the film was shown Thursday night by the American Film Institute at the White House Family Theater. Peck was the founding chairman of the AFI – and for tonight’s special prime-time telecast, the host of this movie about prejudice and justice is very special indeed: President Barack Obama.